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    parts of Friesland between 841 and 873, conquering Dorestad and Utrecht[citation needed] in 850. Rorik swore allegiance to Louis the German in 873. He was...
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    the river Meuse became the border. Lothair gave Dorestad to Harald the Younger and his brother Rorik. With the Treaty of Verdun in 843 the feud between...
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    8th-century king of the Visigoths in Visigothic Kingdom of Spain. Rorik of Dorestad, chieftain who ruled Frisia, in the 9th century Rurik, 9th-century...
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    Meersen 839–875, Rorik of Dorestad, acquired all of West Frisia, Utrecht and Dorestad, ruled from Wieringen 882–885, Godfrid, reconquered Rorik's domain Godfrid...
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  • the most important Viking families in the Low Countries was that of Rorik of Dorestad (based in Wieringen) and his brother the "younger Harald" (based in...
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    since 843, tried to pacify the Viking leaders such as Harald Klak or Rorik of Dorestad by vesting them with large estates in the Frisian lands. By the 870...
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  • Martin. Meanwhile, Judith and Baldwin sought refuge with the Viking Rorik of Dorestad, King of Friesland (circa 810 – circa 880) and later fled to the court...
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  • he teamed up with Rorik, the son of his father's brother (his cousin). In 850 they united against Lothair and raided Dorestad. Rorik took possession of...
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    Saint-Germer-de-Fly (approximate date). Viking chieftain Rorik, with the agreement of King Lothair II, leaves Dorestad with a fleet and forces his rival Horik II to...
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  • of Bulgaria (864) Guthrum (878) Borivoj I, Duke of Bohemia (883) Rorik of Dorestad Harald Klak Baptism of Boris I Baptism of Borivoj I by Saint Methodius...
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